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The French surrender all of its land North of Mississippi to great Brittian -
Britain imposes a tax on legal documents and newspapers -
Britain sends troops to enforce Townshend duties a tax on paint, paper, and tea -
The first shots of the war were fired at Lexington and Concord in the state of Massachusetts. -
In the first major battle of the war, colonial soldiers with little experience hold off British veterans for more than two hours at Breed's Hill. Even though the colonial soldiers were forced to retreat and lost the high ground of Bunker Hill. The patriots show that they are not afraid of the British soldiers. -
Lord Dunmore, makes a legal proclamation offering freedom to any slaves of rebellious Americans who join the British army. During the war, tens of thousands of African Americans try to get their freedom by joining the British. -
An army of Americans who want to remain British subjects gets defeated by a patriot army at the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge. Because of this loss loyalists don't cause any battles in the Carolinas for 3 years. -
British Navy and soldiers try to invade Sullivan’s Island. They were not able to land their troops on the island, because of the rough seas near Charleston Harbor. The Navy left because they lost and South Carolina doesn't get attacked for almost 3 years -
The Declaration is written by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston. -
The second Continental Congress adopts and signs the Declaration of Independance. -
George Washington moves his troops into New Jersey on Christmas night. His army did a surprise attack on German troops fighting for Britain in Trenton New Jersey and win. His army also won a battle with British soldiers in the town of Princeton in January of 1777. This gives them hope they can win the war. -
Americans win a big battle in Saratoga and America sends diplomats to France and asks them to be allies. The French decide to ally with America and send money and soldiers to help win the war. -
The American Army and French Army trap the British army on the Yorktown peninsula in Virginia. The British General Cornwallis had to surrender because he could not escape because the French Navy made the British Navy retreat. -
The Treaty of Paris was written by Benjamin Franklin and ended the war it was written to show the first 13 states were independent.